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From the 2011 budget document for fiscal year 2012 that is a public document posted on the secretary of State Website is required by law.

I will use one example from the budget document. One can get all of the budget documents for a the schools on the secretary of State Website. They archive everything (by law). Here is Director of HR/ School Board Attorney information. This was in a public document and I am not releasing anything that anyone would not be able to get

Director of Human Resources FTE .25 Salary $29,952 Fringe Benefits $7,561 Total $37,513

School Board Attorney FTE .50 Salary $59,902 Fringe Benefits $15,117 Total $75,019

School Board Attorney FTE .25 Salary $29,952 Fringe Benefits $7,561 Total $37,513

You will see she is listed 3 times but the amounts she is paid in FTE (Full Time Equivalents is .25, .5 and .25 for a total of 100%. She is not getting paid a full salary for each position she holds. The reason she is listed multiple times is because she holds multiple positions and the RI Chart of accounts requires it be listed this way. You can not put everything under Lawyer 100% and then list the director of HR getting a salary of $0. The state requires the schools determine the portion of the job the person performs and list it. It they are a full time position, the amount of FTE must add up to 100%. The reason she is listed twice for School Board Attorney may be that a portion of her salary came from 2 different parts of the budget. For example, if .5 of her School Board Attorney salary came from local funds, it would be listed as you see it here. If .25 came from a federal grant or other grant, that portion would be listed separately, these are requirements of the Uniform Chart of Accounts. For more information google, Uniform Chart of Accounts RI. You will see many individuals receive a portion of their salary directly from the local funds and a portion from a grant. if you look at Title I Title II and Title III sections of the budget you will see this often. Many times the schools will try to get the salary of a person approved through Federal funding so local funds can be utilized for something else.

Reading specialists many times have a small portion of their salary from local funds but a grant for reading can be used to pay the other portion. Many special education staff are paid through grants.

It is not unusual for a person to be listed multiple times in the budget document, note the FTE amount for a full time staff member and see that it does not exceed 100% or 1.0 for any individual.

Here is a link to the Sec of State Open Meetings search page.

http://sos.ri.gov/publicinfo/openmeetings/

You can search for Warwick and then scroll down to Warwick Schools. I hope I have clarified this issue for you somewhat. I always went through the school documents and asked the same question. How much is each person getting paid and are they doing their job... Are they worth it? If I didn't think they were doing their job or worth it, I would suggest removing them and getting someone else or consolidating the position.

Patrick Maloney

From: URI student aims to uncover multiple salary issues in Warwick schools

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